Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
UPDATE ON PRADHAN MANTRI SWASTHYA SURAKSHA YOJANA
A target of 400 super-specialty Departments under approved projects for upgradation of Government Medical Colleges has been indicated in the Output Outcome Monitoring Framework  for Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana for the year 2021-22. In the completed projects of Super Specialty Blocks , the number of sanctioned Super Specialty Departments is 357.
Against the OOMF target of 7500 bed capacity in 13 AIIMS, the total bed capacity achieved is 6990 beds in respect of 12 AIIMS. All the 18 specialty departments envisioned for new AIIMS are functional in six functional AIIMS i.e., AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh. Further, all the 17 super-specialty departments are functional at Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur and Rishikesh, whereas the number of such Departments functional in AIIMS at Bhopal, Patna and Raipur are 14, 14 and 13, respectively.
In new AIIMS, recruitment to various positions is done on need basis keeping in view the range of additional services and facilities added. The incumbency position at various AIIMS is monitored and vacancies are advertised based on requirement. However, as high standards have to be maintained in selection, keeping in view the stature of these Institutes of National Importance, all the advertised positions could not be filled up. The following steps have been taken to fill up vacant posts in new AIIMS:
i) Constitution of Standing Selection Committee  in each new AIIMS to facilitate expeditious filling up of vacancies.
ii) The upper age limit for direct recruitment against the posts of Professor and Additional Professor has been raised from 50 years to 58 years.
iii) Filling up of vacant faculty posts in the new AIIMS by taking serving faculty from Government Medical Colleges/Institutes on deputation basis has been allowed.
iv) Contractual engagement of retired faculty of Government Medical Colleges/ Institutes up to 70 years of age has also been allowed. Walk-in-interview for engagement of faculty on contract basis has also been allowed.
v) Overseas Citizen of India  card holders have been allowed to be appointed on faculty positions.
vi) Visiting faculty scheme in new AIIMS has been formulated to allow national and international faculty to work in new AIIMS for teaching and academic purposes
vii) Down-grading of the posts of Additional/Associate Professor to the level of Assistant Professor has been allowed for a fixed period by the AIIMS with the approval of their respective Institute Body.
viii) Temporary diversion has been allowed on loan basis for faculty from one Department to another, which may be filled up on contractual appointment.
ix) Relaxation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes has been allowed as per Rules/ Guidelines issued by DoP&T.
x) Running advertisement with one-year validity have been allowed to expedite the recruitment of faculty after which fresh running or normal advertisement can be issued again depending upon faculty strength.
xi) Constitution of a sub-committee of the Governing Body of new AIIMS to consider and approve recommendations of the respective Standing Selection Committee.
xii) Centralized recruitment for nursing cadres has been introduced.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.